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  • HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - Terry Johansen, an aircraft electrician with the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group at Hill AFB, terminates a plug in the aft equipment bay. (Photos by G. A. Volb)

    Ogden ALC fixes F-16 with Navy fuselage

    It was a long time in coming, but the completion of an F-16 damaged in an accident here December 2000 will save taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Originally in for depot modifications to extend the service life of the aircraft, the Virginia Air National Guard Fighting Falcon experienced an involuntary gear retraction during a test flight. The
  • MOJAVE AIRFIELD, Calif. — Proteus takes off April 27 carrying the pod that will contain the MP-RTIP radar later this year. A year of testing will begin in September once the radar is installed on Proteus. (Air Force photo)

    ESC tests next generation radar, preps for Global Hawk installation

    The 851st Electronic Systems Group is on the cusp of the next major spiral for the Global Hawk variant of its Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program. The group is preparing for a year-long test of the smaller version of the radar aboard the Proteus, a manned twin turbofan high altitude multi-mission aircraft similar in size to the Global
  • Doug Gale, of Beavercreek, Ohio, Chris Zingarelli, of National Air and Space Intelligence Center, and Jay Wilkerson, of Air Force Institute of Technology, are interviewed by a local reporter here after setting a new relay record April 22 at the Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. (Air Force photo by Jack Bazure)

    Wright-Patterson Sharks set record at Tampa Bay Marathon

    It was a record setting performance for three Wright-Patterson Air Force Base swimmers at the ninth annual Tampa Bay Marathon Swim. Doug Gale, of Beavercreek, Ohio, Jay Wilkerson, of Air Force Institute of Technology, and Chris Zingarelli, of National Air and Space Intelligence Center, teamed up to finish first overall in the relay category with a
  • Col. Mike Roberts, Ohio Air National Guard's 178th Fighter Wing vice commander, presents Elizabeth Koerner, 3, with a Young Heroes Medal of Honor as her parents, Matthew and Hannah Koerner, look on. (Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Holly Layer)

    Base children honored for their battle, bravery

    Heroes are defined by their brave actions. For the children honored by the Wright-Patt Young Heroes Association, heroic acts are a part of daily life as they battle potentially life-threatening illnesses. The Wright-Patt Young Heroes Association paid tribute to two children of base employees and another child during a military-style ceremony April
  • Dr. Kathleen Kaplan, Program Manager, External Programs & Resources Interface, Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), discusses AFOSR's grant portfolio for graduate and post graduate students with a student attendee at the 44th National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium held April 26-29 in Albuquerque, N.M. (Air Force photo by Erin Crawley)

    Scholarships totaling $144,000 awarded at symposium

    Eighteen undergraduate tuition scholarships donated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Army Research Office (ARO), and the Office of Naval Research (ONR), totaling $144,000 were awarded to 18 high school student winners of a national research paper competition at the 44th
  • Tuskegee Airmen, retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart, retired Master Sgt. Buford Johnson, and retired Lt. Col. James Harvey III, stand in the restoration hangar of the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The three spoke about racial discrimination

    Tuskegee Airmen offer views of their past

    Members of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, retired Lt. Cols. James Harvey III and Harry Stewart, were here April 26 to lecture on the subject, "Integration of the Air Force: the Early Years," at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. A third, retired Master Sgt. Buford Johnson, a former crew chief, was here to attend the briefing, as well as
  • Mr. Sofka volunteers his time distributing prescriptions at the Hanscom Pharmacy each Tuesday. Mr. Sofka will celebrate his 90th birthday May 10. (Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Lisa Spilinek)

    Pharmacy volunteer reflects on 66-year military connection

    In 1916, Woodrow Wilson was the president, Europe was fighting World War I, the U.S. military was pursuing Pancho Villa and the "Saturday Evening Post" published its first cover featuring a Norman Rockwell painting. It was into this world that Ben Sofka was born in Maynard, Mass., on May 10, 1916. On Wednesday, Mr. Sofka will celebrate his 90th

  • Logistics center gains access to technology through partnership

    The Department of Defense, like many of its civilian counterparts, is looking for creative ways to increase productivity by sharing the cost of program development, labor costs and technology. A major step toward that end is the emergence of partnership agreements between local and national contractors, and Ogden Air Logistics Center production
  • Ken Percell, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center senior civilian thanks the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences for the Franz Edelman Award in ceremonies at Miami, Fla. (Courtesy photo)

    2006 Franz Edelman award goes to WR-ALC

    The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS(R)) announced May 1 that Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC) has won the 2006 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research (O.R.) for its entry "Streamlining Aircraft Repair and Overhaul at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center." The culmination of a

  • Hanscom OSI improves information collecting program

    The U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations here, Detachment 102, implemented a system May 1 to streamline the base's travel briefing program, placing the emphasis on information from recently returned travelers. The old system required Hanscom personnel traveling to foreign countries to physically attend a briefing at the AFOSI building.
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